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The Appaloosa horse
Appaloosas normally show a mottled skin, pale sclera (the section of the eye next to the cornea) and striped hooves.
The background of this distinctive horse is not fully understood. There is plenty of proof that mottled horses were living in a good number of geographical regions in Asia and europe, and archeologists have found cave paintings which have been dated to 18000BC showing spotty horses that could well be be related to the appaloosa we know today. It is quite possible that the spotted coat was first a form of camouflage, serving a similar purpose to the stripes on a zebra.
The modern-day Appaloosa is descended from horses shipped to The u.s. by settlers. These were acquired by the Nez perce people, who expertly bred them into the superb horses that we so admire today.
This fine horse was first known as the "Palouse horse", even though bit by bit the name changed into the modern-day rendering, "Appaloosa".
The mustang
The mustang is a wellknown horse which is recognized by many horse lovers as a symbolic representation of the historic and pioneer spirit of the Wild west.
Even though Mustangs are often known as 'wild' horses, the more accurate name is 'feral' horses as all free-roaming horses in Mexico and the u.s. are bred from horses that were by origin domestic horses shipped over to The u.s. by the conquistadors.
Most of these imported horses were of European or Arab origins, but included all possible colors and many breeds.
Some of these great horses were set free or were bought by native americans, and soon spread through the whole country
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